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Anybody else noticing their right wing social media frenemies are in melt down? (Original Post) Baltimike Jul 2020 OP
To be a right-winger is to always be in meltdown unblock Jul 2020 #1
No, no...this is DIFFERENT Baltimike Jul 2020 #5
We can hope. But it seems a subtle difference unblock Jul 2020 #12
They are at the anger phase in the seven stages of grief at losing their world. smirkymonkey Jul 2020 #14
Melt down over trump doing what? Ilsa Jul 2020 #2
No...meltdown like "I have mah guns and will use them if you step on mah propertah" Baltimike Jul 2020 #8
Yea kinda. Seems that they are pissed at deblasio Under The Radar Jul 2020 #3
It is slowly sinking in that Trump is going to lose. Flaleftist Jul 2020 #4
Gonna Lose Badly nt sfstaxprep Jul 2020 #7
Probably truth-fasted too long. Buckeye_Democrat Jul 2020 #6
I'm serious...this couldn't be more true. nt Baltimike Jul 2020 #9
That's a perfect analogy. Nevilledog Jul 2020 #11
Yeah. I had to de-friend an actual friend on Facebook today. Aristus Jul 2020 #10
They are just realizing SCantiGOP Jul 2020 #13
That klavern has been in meltdown for as long as I can remember struggle4progress Jul 2020 #15

unblock

(52,183 posts)
1. To be a right-winger is to always be in meltdown
Fri Jul 10, 2020, 11:48 PM
Jul 2020

It's been one long meltdown ever since Obama won in 2008

Baltimike

(4,140 posts)
5. No, no...this is DIFFERENT
Fri Jul 10, 2020, 11:53 PM
Jul 2020

that sort of meltdown started with Reagan and then the nerve of Bill Clinton to deny Poppy Bush a second term...then...after Florida in 2000 and Ohio in 2004 (I'm looking at YOU Ken Blackwell) and the audacity of Barack Obama to even DARE to be black and president...

This is DIFFERENT. Like screaming and anger that happens before acceptance

Something's changing

unblock

(52,183 posts)
12. We can hope. But it seems a subtle difference
Sat Jul 11, 2020, 12:15 AM
Jul 2020

The difference in optimism on our side is far more palpable imho

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
14. They are at the anger phase in the seven stages of grief at losing their world.
Sat Jul 11, 2020, 12:26 AM
Jul 2020

Up until just recently, it has been "Denial". They have not been able to accept the truth of the fact that their warped and narrow minded view of reality is a complete sham and so is their leader. Now that all is being revealed, they are reacting in anger, which is the most frightening phase of their demise. It is for us, anyway.

Soon they will go into bargaining, depression, testing and then finally acceptance. I don't know what the timeline will look like. It may take many years. But eventually they will get to a point where they realize that their way of life is stuck in the past and that they have lost. I just hope that they don't destroy us all in the process of getting there.

Ilsa

(61,692 posts)
2. Melt down over trump doing what?
Fri Jul 10, 2020, 11:49 PM
Jul 2020

Not doing something? COVID-19? The disregard for the rule of law? Is this a good thing, or will they get worse?

Why have they suddenly grown consciences?

Baltimike

(4,140 posts)
8. No...meltdown like "I have mah guns and will use them if you step on mah propertah"
Fri Jul 10, 2020, 11:55 PM
Jul 2020

and dozens of people saying, "This is a threat" and "YOU can be the one charges because you can't shoot someone for trespassing" and they bring up Russia...

Or they are ending every post with "And Epstein didn't kill himself"

Just more aggressive as more and more people peel off

Under The Radar

(3,401 posts)
3. Yea kinda. Seems that they are pissed at deblasio
Fri Jul 10, 2020, 11:50 PM
Jul 2020

For allowing BLM painted on 5th Ave. but seems happy about Roger Stone.
It is I in meltdown over the abuse of the law by Trump and Barr and despite 200 years of every case imaginable that there are no guidelines to handle this kind of abuse.

Buckeye_Democrat

(14,853 posts)
6. Probably truth-fasted too long.
Fri Jul 10, 2020, 11:53 PM
Jul 2020

People who fast from food can struggle to keep it down unless they slowly ease back into it.

Aristus

(66,310 posts)
10. Yeah. I had to de-friend an actual friend on Facebook today.
Sat Jul 11, 2020, 12:00 AM
Jul 2020

Someone I have known since childhood. He once was sweet and thoughtful, but obviously grew up to be a vile Trump supporter. He posted something so awful about A-OC today that I finally removed him from my friends list.

His twin brother is among my closest friends and one of the sweetest people in the world.

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